Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings

Associated Press

'Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood' From 1933 to 1939, more than 800 film professionals are said to have escaped Nazi Germany for Hollywood. They include directors Fritz Lang, Henry Koster, Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann, among many others, and this new PBS program looks at their influence on American cinema, as well as their struggles to work in Hollywood. Our friends in the Bay Area get to watch it Jan. 1. Los Angeles' KCET will debut the program on Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. Pictured: Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings in 1930 German film "The Blue Angel."

'Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood' From 1933 to 1939, more than 800 film professionals are said to have escaped Nazi Germany for Hollywood. They include directors Fritz Lang, Henry Koster, Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann, among many others, and this new PBS program looks at their influence on American cinema, as well as their struggles to work in Hollywood. Our friends in the Bay Area get to watch it Jan. 1. Los Angeles' KCET will debut the program on Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. Pictured: Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings in 1930 German film "The Blue Angel."